The Daily News will hold a sustainable energy seminar and panel discussion as part of its 2012 seminar series Thursday, Aug. 2, at 3:30 p.m. at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Ave. Cost is $25. Register at seminars.memphisdailynews.com.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will host the 2012 Neighborhood Leaders Conference Friday, Aug. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at MLGW University, 4949 Raleigh LaGrange Road. The theme is “It’s Easy Being Green.” Cost is $5. Register by Wednesday, Aug. 1, at mlgw.com/neighborhoodleaders or 528-4820.

The Best Times will host a senior expo and health fair Wednesday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oak Court Mall, 4465 Poplar Ave. The event will include vendors, health screenings, educational programs and more. Cost is free. Contact Jim Long as jlong@thebesttimes.com or 458-2911.

Talk Shoppe will meet Wednesday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Ave. Ed Horrell will present “The Kindness Revolution: How to Make it Work in Your Business.” Cost is free. Visit talkshoppe.biz.

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, Aug. 1, from noon to 1 p.m. at The Peabody hotel, 149 Union Ave. John Charles Wilson with Agricenter International will discuss the Mid-South drought. Cost is $25 for nonmembers.

Rotary Club of Memphis East will meet Wednesday, Aug. 1, at noon at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Drive. Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir will speak. Cost is $17. R.S.V.P. to Lee Hughes at lmhughes@bellsouth.net.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division board of commissioners will meet Thursday, Aug. 2, at 1:30 p.m. at the MLGW administration building, 220 S. Main St. Visit mlgw.com for an agenda.

Cooper Young Night Out will be held Thursday, Aug. 2, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at businesses in the Cooper-Young neighborhood. Visit cooperyoung.biz for a list of activities.

Small Business Chamber will hold its 20 items: 20 minutes auction Thursday, Aug. 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fox & Hound-Cordova, 819 Exocet Drive. Email smallbusinesschambermemphis@gmail.com.

Cooper Young Business Association will unveil the 25th annual Cooper-Young Festival poster, designed by Memphis College of Art professor Don DuMont, Thursday, Aug. 2, from 6 p.m. 8 p.m. at Cafe Ole, 959 S. Cooper St. The festival is Sept. 15. Contact CYBA at cyba@bellsouth.net.